STEAGALL, RED
(*1937)
STEAGALL, RED (b. Russell S., Gainesville, Tex., December 22, 1937) Steagall had some popularity in the mid-1970s with his brand of Texas-styled WESTERN SWING and HONKY-TONK. Raised in Gainesville, Texas, Steagall suffered from polio in his early teens, and used the time during his recuperation to master the GUITAR and the MANDOLIN. He enrolled in West Texas State University to study animal husbandry, and at the same time formed his first country band to play nights and weekends. After…